Pugwash note on present dangers

23 June 2022 The present global situation is very dangerous. Not since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis have we had … More

Pugwash Latin America regional virtual meeting

29 March 2022 Scientists, ex-diplomats and professors of international relations from seven Latin American countries met virtually to launch the … More

Joint Declaration by the Pugwash National Groups of Argentina and Brazil

March 9, 2022 The National Pugwash Groups of Argentina and Brazil declare their deep concern over the military intervention of … More

Pugwash Statement on the War in Ukraine

26 February 2022 The war in Ukraine is a very dangerous war inside Europe. It is the first significant Russian … More

Postponement of the 63rd Pugwash Conference

We must regrettably inform you that the 63rd Pugwash Conference, re-scheduled for 6-10 March 2022, must once again be postponed, … More

Canadian Pugwash member receives prestigious award

The American Physical Society 2022 Andrei Sakharov Prize has been awarded to John C. Polanyi, University of Toronto. The citation reads: … More

Pugwash President receives Honorary Award from Film Festival

16 June 2021 The Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival 2021 has awarded Sergio Duarte, President of the Pugwash Conferences on … More

Pugwash President authors Afterword in new book on nuclear weapons and international law

9 June 2021The Pugwash President, Sérgio Duarte, has contributed an essay to a book Nuclear Weapons and International Law: Visions … More

High-Level Group Issues Appeal to Biden and Putin to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Dangers

8 June 2021 High-Level Group Issues Appeal to Biden and Putin to Reduce Nuclear Weapons DangersCall for Results-Oriented Dialogue to … More

Pugwash Note on Nuclear Weapon Announcements in the United Kingdom’s Integrated Review of Security

14 May 2021 The below text is the summary and conclusion of a commentary by Ambassador Peter Jenkins, Chair of … More

Pugwash Note on Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament

30 January 2021 In early 2021 there is every reason to say that the global arms control and disarmament process, … More

Pugwash Note on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

22 January 2021 The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force today, 90 days after the deposit … More

Pugwash Note on Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone

January 2021 Breaking a Deadlock to Denuclearization of the Korean PeninsulaNortheast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ) as the end … More

Pugwash Note on the Iran Nuclear Agreement and Middle Eastern Security

December 2020 This is a very short note addressing the issue of the Iran nuclear agreement and pointing out some … More